Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank Dernie wrote: > > Austin Franklin wrote > > > >> With the Mamiya, you get what are possibly the > >> sharpest lenses made for medium format. > > > > Possibly? Definitely the answer is no. If you have ANYTHING that can back > > that statement up, please let me know. > > I prefer the Mamiya 7 to my Hasselblad, in factI don't think I have used my > 'blad since I bought the M7, should sell it I suppose. Biggest gain is in > low vibration. I can't hold the 'blad still slower than 1/125 the M7 is OK > at 1/30!. > Its just like the Leica to use and quieter. > FWIW (not much perhaps) the M7 lenses show better MTF than the Hassy Zeiss > ones. I have 43, 80 and 150 and each measures better than the 40, 80 and 150 > zeiss (partic the 150) see photodo site if interested. The bokeh is > supposedly inferior but I never use MF wide open so its no prob for me. > cheers Frank what is with these photodo people? do they have any clue what they are talking about? I can't find how the whole thing works and who they are. Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA updated temporary Website by "Foxy": http://spokenword.to/rabiner/ (consisting of late night E-mail descriptions of photos) Do do that voodoo that you do so well... - - Cole Porter,